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Conquest of Elysium 3

I know Dominbions 3 got some love here but i bounced right off it, it was too wide open, i really ought to go back. But reading this made the developers latest effort very interesting, because its simple, but crazy too.

Hands of Glory. These are the severed left hands of executed murderers. Necromancers gather them from any settlement large enough to have murders. Cities are great for this. Peaceful hamlets not so much. [...] There is one teensy little catch to that last step about repeating as needed. Every time a necromancer uses his raise dead ability, he accrues a few points of insanity. [...] Thatís the thrust of this factionís mid-game. So you save up Hands of Glory as needed, constantly fighting the tension between summoning cool units and saving up to pass over to vampire-hood or lich-ness.

The dwarf queen canít go anywhere, presumably because sheís so big and fat. Going by the graphics, sheís twice as tall and four times as heavy as a regular dwarf. Every turn, she lays an egg that hatches a dwarf worker. At least thatís how I imagine it happens.

Just pre-ordered. I heard about the game being developed sometime last year, but there wasn't a lot of info at the time and I haven't been paying attention to it. Checked things out again today and now there's a ton of videos and articles and things to check out and the game is out in like two days. Yay.

I don't think I mind Desura or anything. I was expecting the usual deal of "this game is made by a couple of guys in Sweden and the only way to get a copy of it to Norway is to send it in like a box from like America". I like this better. (Actually, it looks like you can even buy Dominions 3 downloads these days. Neat.)

So there was some pre-release chatter about this game. Anyone dive in and try to grok some of its flavour?

I'm about a half-hour deep into an "easy" game as the Demonologists. Most of my previous runs have been abortive, failed attempts to, well, learn the game. I have to say, I enjoy finding random loot and having persistent stats for all my units. Also, the sheer madness of every faction is something to behold.

Should be noted that it was the Quarter to Three write-ups that really sold me on the game. Yeah, she's not a looker, but I haven't had this much fun with a fantasy turn-based strategy-type game since HoMM III.

I quite like it. It's relaxing and fun and doesn't require a lot of concentration or time investment. It's not for when I'm in a mood for some Serious Gaming but I find myself in such a mood less and less these days. Sometimes you die immediately and sometimes you win immediately, but that's not really a problem. The troll is fun, he just stomps over everything.

I've been playing this since release. It's fantastic. One thing to note is that damage rolls are open, meaning rolling the highest amount triggers a re-roll. This means, for example, that a unit that deals 1-2 damage deals an average damage of 3.

Do you have a hobby? This guy (actually 2 guys) do this as a hobby. Their prices are reasonable (if not more) for the amount of gaming we get from it. Arguments to change it are usually based on the gamers personal interest, or some concept of making more money. Neither of which seem to apply all that much.

Do you have a hobby? This guy (actually 2 guys) do this as a hobby. Their prices are reasonable (if not more) for the amount of gaming we get from it. Arguments to change it are usually based on the gamers personal interest, or some concept of making more money. Neither of which seem to apply all that much.

Look at it this way.

If this game was £5, I'd buy it regardless, doubly so if it was on Steam.

Due to the fact he's selling it at the price of two to three day's worth of food? Yeeeeah, no.

It doesn't matter if he's doing it for a hobby (surely he'd do it for free?), he's still selling it at a price which is:-
1. Silly, more so due to the fact it's supposedly a hobby.
2. Bad for business.
3. Double silly.

As far as the other, Ive had hobbies that people have said was good enough that I should do it full time. And suggestions of charging less (no Im not about to do it for free) because if I charged less I would get more business, or that I should hire people, or that I should make changes to please the masses. Personally, I totally understand Illwinters stance. Especially since they dont just "sell it and dump it". They actually support it. But hey, you do it they want you want.

Except, of course, if you're a business focused on making money, in which case this crowd will make up a massive revenue stream.

Originally Posted by gp1628

As far as the other, Ive had hobbies that people have said was good enough that I should do it full time. And suggestions of charging less (no Im not about to do it for free) because if I charged less I would get more business, or that I should hire people, or that I should make changes to please the masses. Personally, I totally understand Illwinters stance. Especially since they dont just "sell it and dump it". They actually support it. But hey, you do it they want you want.

Of course. Turning a hobby too much into a business can ruin a good hobby.
They arent interested in loads of money. They both have jobs and family. This is a hobby.
And by the way, cheaper for massive money doesnt always pan out. Especially for items that require support. I know, Ive been there. (I know its not logical)